Arabian Travel Market 2025 Kicks Off in Dubai on April 28

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025 will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 28 to May 1 to gather leading members of the tourism industry worldwide. The 2025 edition of the event prioritizes global travel connectivity while showcasing fresh business potential for industry growth through collaboration.

Record Participation Expected
The forthcoming ATM 2025 shows strong growth potential because it will attract more than 47,000 people along with 2,600 exhibitors representing 161 destinations worldwide. International travel continues its strong recovery according to the increasing participation from key regions such as Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas at this event.

The main conference theme “Global Travel: Developing Tomorrow’s Tourism Through Enhanced Connectivity” tracks the modern industry direction characterized by evolving regional and international ties affecting travel developments.

Tourism Growth on the Rise
The World Tourism Barometer from UN Tourism reported that international travel reached 1.4 billion tourists during 2024 which reflected an 11 percent growth compared to 2023. The Middle East maintained its position as the top-performing region worldwide due to pre-pandemic international arrival numbers reaching 32 percent beyond previous levels. Tourist arrivals across the world will expand at a rate between 3-5% through 2025 keeping the positive trend intact.

Asia’s Rapid Expansion at ATM 2025
Asia displays the fastest growth in exhibitors at ATM wherein exhibitor numbers increase by 27% from one year to the next. The region attracts more visitors due to better domestic connections and market expansion supported by growing participation of private-sector enterprises.

Strategic Partnerships
Dubai World Trade Centre and their significant partners cooperate to host this event together with other key organizations.
✅ Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) – Destination Partner
The airline partnership between Emirates and the event serves as its official provider.
The Official Hotel Partner status belongs to IHG Hotels & Resorts.
The company operates as Al Rais Travel as an Official DMC Partner.